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Let the Games Begin: Immigration Debate Hits the Senate Floor

Fresh Updates from RAC » LGBT Rights | Jun 13, 2013 12:00 AM

After months of negotiations and a heated mark-up by the Judiciary Committee, S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, is finally headed to the floor of the Senate for debate. Yesterday, the Senate voted 84-15 to proceed with consideration of what could be the most comprehensive reform of our immigration system [...]

Rain, Bones and Reproductive Justice

Fresh Updates from RAC » LGBT Rights | Jun 12, 2013 12:00 AM

Machon Kaplan is an internship program run by the Religious Action Center for undergraduate students interested in the intersection of Judaism and social justice. Every summer, the Machon Kaplan program places students in internships at a wide variety of advocacy organizations in Washington, D.C., ranging from the NAACP to the Center for Middle East Peace, [...]

Proud, Yet Ambivalent: Immigration Reform, Pride and the LGBT Community

Fresh Updates from RAC » LGBT Rights | Jun 11, 2013 12:00 AM

The very first Pride Parade took place on June 28th, 1970 in commemoration of the first anniversary of the Stonewall raid in New York City. The parade, almost a year in the making, was an opportunity for gay men and women to step out of the proverbial closet and respond as a community to the [...]

Background

The struggle for LGBT equality is at the forefront of the civil rights movement. We see discrimination that is either condoned or approved by local and federal government on a range of topics from employment to marriage and immigration to adoption. Thankfully, we are beginning to see progress made, but there is still much work to be done.

Reform Movement Perspective

Jewish Values on LGBT rights and the perspective of the URJ and the CCAR on rights, inclusion, outreach, marriage, and the Boy Scouts of America.

Historic Cases

Learn about important Supreme Court cases and concerns affecting the LGBT community.

Legislative Summary: Workplace Discrimination

Learn about important legislation to end employment discrimination against the LGBT community.

Legislative Summary: Family and Marriage Issues

Learn about the important issues of LGBT rights in marriage equality, immigration, and adoption.

Legislative Summary: Hate Crimes

Visit the Hate Crimes issue page to learn about the RAC's efforts to combat bias-motivated crimes.